Communion 2013: It is more about the bling than the blessing?

PARENTS take fag-breaks during First Communion Mass and chatter so loudly the priest falls silent; children are ignorant of how to bless themselves, genuflect or behave in church.

Welcome to Communion 2013.

Society is changing, attitudes to religion have undergone a seismic shift — and schools, which were traditionally tasked with preparing children for First Communion are feeling the difference.